Book Fair

As we near the end of Book Fair week, memories of another Book Fair popped into my head. While Henry was at Children's there was a Book Fair going on in the lobby. At one point when Tim and I needed to get a little air, and while Henry was "stable," we went down to wander. This was definitely more up my alley than Tim's, but he was a good sport about it, letting me page through the books, trying to find the perfect one to read to Henry. I can't even remember which book I picked...I think it might have been one of the How Do Dinosaurs... series. That night, I read Henry his new book as a bedtime story. That was the last time I read to him.

Henry loved books. Even as a teeny baby, he would gaze at the pages...the shapes and colors. As he got a little older, he would smile and wave his hands as I read to him. One of his favorites was Rattletrap Car. I think he liked the noises that the rattletrap car made. I remember reading it to him one time, and he didn't stop smiling and giggling through the entire book. As a book-lover, teacher, and librarian, this made me a happy mama!

Today, as I wandered our Book Fair, I noticed a book called Love Monster. I haven't read the whole book yet, but Tim had the idea that we could read it to Henry on his birthday. And I love that idea. Although he isn't here to listen to the story, he will hear it and enjoy it...smiling and giggling as we read to him.